Paddle target unit for ball games



March 23, 1948.

D. S. ALVES PADDLE TARGET UNIT FOR BALL GAMES Filed May 22, 1946 INVENTOR. Dav/'0' 5. All/es @atented Mar. 23,, 194g NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,438,263 manna TARGET UNIT Fon BALL GAMES David S. Alves, Richmond, Calif.

Application May 22, 1946, Serial No. 671,436

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in games and has particular reference to a bowling game.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a game which may be played by persons of all ages.

A further object is to produce a game which is interesting, one which requires skill and one which is beneficial from the standpoint of exercise.

' A further object is to produce a game which may be readily moved from place to place.

A still further object is to produce a game which is educational and from which children may learn to add by combining small numbers and remembering the scores between the plays.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my game.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and on an enlarged scale, and

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the game on a decreased scale.

Applicant has devised a game which simulates a bowling game in that balls are rolled over a surface, and in turn strike game pieces to provide a scoring of the particular hit made, and in so doing considerable skill is required in order that one player may win over another; and through the fact that the pitching of the ball requires manual effort, it will be apparent that beneficial exercise will result. Also, the act of walking from the point of bowling the ball to the point of retrieving the same will provide beneficial exercise.

It will also be apparent that the scoring numbers are of low denomination and may therefore be quickly added by either children or adults, and the various scores from each individual play may then be readily computed to produce a high score of any desired figure.

It will thus be seen that I have produced a game which has all of the advantage-s as above set forth.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numerals 5 and B designate a pair of end frames provided with cross-pieces, as shown at 1. These cross-pieces in turn serve to support a shaft 8, upon which a series of paddles 9 are pivoted, the upper end of the paddle being of greater length than the lower end. (See Fig. 1.)

Spacers ll serve to keep the paddles separated from each other and from the end frames 5 and 6.

The lower ends of the paddles are reduced so as to provide an extension, as shown at l2, which arrangement forms openings 13 therebetween of slightly less size than the diameter of the ball A.

A rod 14 extends between the frames 5 and 6 and serves to support the upper ends of the paddles when they are in the position of Fig. 1.

A similar rod 16 extends between the frames 5 and 6 and at a point in front of the paddles and below the vertical height of the shaft 8. This rod I6 is rubber covered, as shown at ll.

Secured to the back of the frame members is a spring element I8, which has a rubber covering l9, and which is so positioned that it is in line with the top of the ball and therefore acts as a snubber after the ball has passed between the frames 5 and 6 in the playing of the game.

The manner of playing my game is as follows:

Assuming that the parts are arranged, as shown in Figs, 1 and 2, the player is provided with three balls. He then takes his position a predetermined distance away from the face of the game. Then, by bowling the balls toward the face of the game and striking, as for example, the paddle 4, as indicated in dotted lines at B, the paddle 4 will be tipped on the shaft 8 so as to fall to the dotted line position of Fig. 1. How ever, if the ball strikes, as shown in dotted line C two paddles will be rotated on the shaft 8 and fall into the dotted line position of Fig. 1.

Therefore, with three balls it is possible to knock over four paddles on the first two plays or bowls, and the fifth paddle with the third ball.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A game comprising a pair of end pieces spaced one from the other, a shaft extending between said end pieces, a rod extending between said end pieces and positioned to one side of the vertical plane through said shaft and near the upper end of said end pieces, a second shaft extending between said end pieces and mounted below the horizontal plane of said shaft, paddles pivotally mounted on said shaft and having one end longer DAVID. S. ALVES.

The following references are of record in the 4 REFERENCES CITED 7 file of this patent:

5 UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name 7 Date U 612,198 Ehmer Oct.11, 1898 1,Q1 3,07.4 Schutz 13sec. 26, 1911 1,941,630 Smith Jan.2, 1934 Ruberti Dec. 27, 1938 

